Senior Reporting & Analytics Analyst

We are Lightsource bp – and we’re on a mission to become a global leader in onshore renewables, anchored by our proven track record in solar development.

For over a decade we’ve been actively working to diversify the way our world is powered with sustainable and responsible renewable power. We work to safely deliver affordable, reliable, large-scale onshore renewable and energy storage solutions to help the world decarbonise.

Our growing business is constantly innovating and investing to help drive the energy transition. Our people and projects are focused on supporting long-term sustainable growth and energy security.

Lightsource bp was fully acquired by bp in 2024.

What You’ll do (the role)

Working as a Senior Reporting & Analytics Analyst, you will act as a key point of contact between the Reporting team and the Business. You will form partnerships with teams across the business to deliver analytics solutions which improve asset, operations and business outcomes.

You will conduct end to end analytics projects, all the way through the lifecycle: from data exploration, data planning, generating insights through to storytelling. You will also be a role model and mentor to junior members of the team.

Core Responsibilities

• Power BI Reporting & Dashboard Management: Partake in the development, and maintenance of Power BI reports and dashboards, ensuring they meet the business's needs and are optimized for performance.
• Business Requirement Gathering: Collaborate with key business stakeholders to gather and translate their reporting and analytics requirements into actionable Data Products.
• Existing Dashboard Support: Manage and enhance existing dashboards, ensuring their accuracy, relevance, and continuous alignment with business needs.
• Cross-Department Engagement: Build strong relationships, driving business engagement and ensuring ongoing collaboration with stakeholders.
• PMO Framework Adherence: Work within the organization’s PMO framework, delivering solutions on time and within scope.
• Data Governance & Compliance: Work with data governance teams to ensure that all reporting solutions adhere to data quality standards and compliance requirements, maintaining a high level of data integrity and access management.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvement within the reporting and analytics function, driving innovation and operational efficiency through best practices and emerging technologies.
• Strong Attention to Detail: Keep continuity across reports created by the team while maintaining accuracy and consistency, ensuring insights are reliable and actionable.

Who we’re looking for

Knowledge

• Designing Kimball / star schema data models.
• Agile Methodology.
• Solar and BESS knowledge (Desirable)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics or engineering discipline.
• Microsoft Power BI Certification.

Experience

• High level of experience with Power BI.
• Previous experience in designing, delivering, and maintaining self-serve reporting and analytics solutions over multiple projects.

What challenges can you expect in this role?     

• Explaining and effectively communicating technical details in a non-technical way to people outside the discipline.
• Navigating internal stakeholders and competing demands.

Why you’ll make a great member of the team

Personal qualities

• Excellent people and communication skills.
• Confident acting as an advocate, promoting the analytics solutions to the business.
• Logical thinker with a can-do attitude to problem solving.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities and workloads.

Why you’ll want to work for us

Our company is a place where you can be yourself and grow; a place where your ideas and opinions matter.

Be you

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive community, where every individual is valued and treated with respect.

Be responsible

Our culture is driven by our core values. From operating safely to ensuring our solar projects are responsible and promote biodiversity. 

Be recognized

Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits including annual bonus, retention bank, health insurance, pension and other local benefits.

Be inspired

Beyond your day-to-day working life at Lightsource bp, there’s a variety of initiatives that will contribute to your own personal development. Initiatives to get involved with including our charitable causes, supporting our solar honey project or our net-zero by 2025 campaign.

Our Core Values

Lightsource bp truly cares about creating a sustainable future through safe, responsible and meaningful low carbon energy projects. Our core values of Safety, Integrity, Respect, Sustainability and Drive are the guiding principles for everything we do. 

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